Lupinus versicolor

LUPINUS versicolor
Lupin, Lupine

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Type:
Perennial

Height: 6-8" (15-20cm)

Flowering Time: Summer

Flower Colour: White, blue, mauve, purple

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Botanical Classification:

Class:
Angiospermae (Angiosperms)

Subclass: Dicotyledonae (Dicotyledons)

Superorder: Rosidae (Rose Superorder)

Order: Fabales (Bean Order)

Family: Papilionaceae (Pea Family)

Genus: Lupinus (Lupin)

Species: versicolor (variously coloured)

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Lupinus versicolor is a very useful plant for the rock garden, as a single plant can cover an area over a yard across with a carpet of silky silvery leaves almost covered with dumpy spikes of full-size lupin flowers in many shades of blue, mauve, purple and white.
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Harvesting and Growing from Seed:

Germination:
Spring
Outside (5 days)
Any time of year
Deno (2-10 days)

Seed Pod The seed pod is a small pea pod, opening into two halves along the sides.
Seed The seeds are dark brown or speckled beans. There are several seeds in a pod.
Seedling The seedleaves are round and fat, and the first true leaves are silvery and lobed.
Seeds may germinate faster if they are nicked slightly and soaked before sowing.

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				Germination: Spring Outside (5 days) Any time of year Deno (2-10 days)
Seed Pod The seed pod is a small pea pod, opening into two halves along the sides. Seed The seeds are dark brown or speckled beans. There are several seeds in a pod. Seedling The seedleaves are round and fat, and the first true leaves are silvery and lobed. Seeds may germinate faster if they are nicked slightly and soaked before sowing.